Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-01-22
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The Head of the Weather Bureau Dies
After a short Illness

The Head of the Weather Bureau Dies
After Short Illness
WASHINGTON, January l6.-General w. B.
Hazen, chief signal officer of the United
States army, died at Washington of diabetic
from diabetes for some years but of late ha
improved n health and strength and hope
were entertained of his recovery. At the re
ception 70 the diplomatic corps, given by
the president, he took a severe cold, causing
him to keep his bed on the Ia. On the Is
inst, he was up and reported himself much
improved, saying that he would go to the Of
ficeon Monday or Sunday morning. His ply
sician p. f. Marvey, United States army, was
summoned to see him soon after daylight.
He at once repaired to his rooms and found
an alarming change in his condition, sug-
costing poisoning of the blood from bus
constitutional disease.
Every measure that skill or science could
suggest failed to rally the sinking officer and
he breathed his last at O'Clock In the eve.
ming. His final illness was not accompanied
by suffering and his death was calm and
without struggle.
The information of General HaZen' death
was conveyed immediately by Colonel Hunt
ington and Captain Greedy to the secretary
of war who communicated the sad intelii-
gence to the president. The general of the
army, who was advised of the death by tele-
gram, will be conferred with by Captain
Greedy in behalf OF General Hazen's family
as to the military honors to be paid the de-
the health of his father in-l lew, Mr.. Mclean,
the funeral will take place from st. JOHNS
church.
Mrs. Hazen, who is in France, has been
notified by cable and will return immedi-
ately to America. The remains will be 10
charge tonight of Lieutenant Thompson.
an officer of General Hazen's old regiment.
ford, Windsor county, VT, September n,
1880. and was therefore at the time Of his
death in his 57th year. His early life was
passed in Ohio, to which state his parents
moved in 1888, and he entered the West
Point military academy, from that state,
September l, 1851. He wac graduated in
June, 1856, and was appointed brevet second
lieutenant in the Fourth United States in
fantry. He served through the Indian wal
been appointed second lieutenant in the
spring of that year, he came east and pro-
ceeded to Texas, where his company was
stationed. During the two following years
he had engaged almost constantly in active
service against the Indians in western Texas
and New Mexico, and was four times conpli-
mented in general orders from the
headquarters of the army for brave
~ and good conduct. During this
in the right side, from which he
did not recover until February, 1860. On
the LIST of April in that year he was appoint.
ed to full first lieutenancy, on the 14th of
May to csptaincy, and in February, 1861
he was assigned to duty as assistant pro-
fessor of infantry tactics at West Point.
Soon after the breaking out of the civil war
he received leave of absence, with au-
thority to take command of the Forty-first
regiment of OHIO volunteer infantry. On
November 20 he reported to General Buck,
of Louisville, Ky., and was assigned to Gen
eral Nelson's division, and on January 6,
1862, was appointed to command the Nine
teenth brigade of the army of the Ohio.
He moved with General BuelI's army to
Pittsburg Lending, took an active part in
the battle at that place, and afterward
served in Northern Alabama until ordered
to assume command of the post of Murfrees-
boro. In May, 1866, he was appointed brig
adler general, but the appointment was not
confirmed until after the battle of Stone
river, in which General Hazen's division
was holly engaged and rendered extremely
valued service.
In September, 1863, he took part in the
battle of Chicamauga under General Thomas,
where he fought with great gallantry and
where his brigade was the last organized
command to leave the field. In October, 1863
he embarked at night with 900 picked men,
fifty-two boats, foated down the Tennessee
river past Lookout mountain along seven
miles Of the confederate picket line and
seized a position which opened communities
ton with Chicamauga and decided the fate
of Chattanooga. In the battle of Mission
airy Ridge his brigade was among the first
to reach the crest, where it captured eighteen
pieces of artillery and many prisoners.
General Hazen was appointed and con-
frmed major general to date from the cap
ture of Fort McAllister, and on the 10Th day
of May, 1886, was appointed by the presi-
dent to command the Fifteenth army corps
on account of long continued service of the
highest character, and for special gallantry.
He was commissioned colonel of the Thirty
eighth regular infantry and afterwards of
the Fifth. and during the Russo-T Turkish
war, in 1867, he was United States mill
tary attache at Vienna. On the 18th of De-
cember, 1880 he was appointed chief sigma
officer, with the rank of brigadier general,
and that position he continued to hold until
his death.